G+_Rud Dog Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Unusual request. Currently would like someone with experience in flying drone to fly over steep hilly land with trees and bushes on property, searching for flat spots. High quality video would be great. If you enjoy this type thing let me know we can talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shooter_FPV (Shooter_FP Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Would be nice to know where you're located... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 How large of flat spots? Would a topographical map work for your needs? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ken Jancef location of property would be Scotts Valley, ca. General area exact location to come later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ben Reese That is an excellent idea and the main deciding point as you mention would be the degree of visibility or resolution would be key. Did you have a site in mind or I could just do a search looking for top maps. Again thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Rud Dog Sorry, no sites come to mind. Google maps lets you overlay topography - doesn't show much here in Kansas ?. I had an app at one point, but I don't remember what it was called. https://nationalmap.gov/ustopo looks like it might be the best option in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Wiggins Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Reminds me of a former civil engineering instructor at a college I did some work for. He would fly his quad and take high def Geotagged photos, then throw the pics at some software to render a 3d model. This was then used to plan structures or additions and whatnot. I helped him set up a server for rendering, but can't for the life of me remember the name of the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Charles Libby Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Ben Reese About two years ago there was an article on historical structures and they did what you described. I found it interesting, but since I don't have a quad I read the article for interest. They mentioned the software, but without digging, I can't recall which software. At least I know it was MAKE Magazine so start there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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